I wish my beaver was this lucky
 

Well, sure. But just wait until they come across your money and build a dam with it.

800-FLOWERS
 

After this, if it's truly the thought that counts, query whether the flowers are still necessary.

I wish my beaver was this lucky
 

A bunch of good beavers are worth a lot of dam money, IMHO.

I wish my beaver was this lucky
 

And yet sometimes they flood things that would best not be submerged.

Their uniforms, while not particularly attractive, are not as bad as the Ducks.

Beavers:
http://media.scout.com/Media/Image/18/182662.jpg

Ducks:
http://espn.go.com/media/pg2/2003/11.../oregonfby.jpg

I wish my beaver was this lucky
 

I sense an anti-beaver tone in here. Seems downright misogynistic to me.

NFL TV Rant
 

You didn't want to see the Giants game anyway. Trust me on this.

[Fuckers cost me my otherwise winning Parlay because Giants and Arizona offenses are so completely incompetent that they couldn't score 39 points between them. Bastards.]

This has absolutely nothing to do with those dam beavers
 

I've read that in many cultures speaking these words aloud in select public venues* works as a spell virtually guaranteeing that one would not be plagued** with spinsteritis.

Likely cureholders have been known to utter the responsive verse from 3rd Madden, verse 16, namely "that is so hot!".***

Yours,
My Eyes Are Still Bleeding From The End of the GB-Minn Game


* i.e. a sports bar or similar drinking establishment
** plaguing not implied if speaker happens to be a lesbian or is happy being a spinster
*** Hi, PLF!

This has absolutely nothing to do with those dam beavers
 

Sadly, your culture is not my culture.

Even more sadly, I saw the game I wanted to see on Sunday. It did not end well. Come to think of it, it did not begin or middle well either.

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First, I have wondered the same thing, and I am sorry for everyone who is having trouble.

If it makes you feel any better, Adder, my "marriage" is going quite well. I must admit, I never really thought I would enjoy spending my time with one person so much.

Of course, I cannot actually get married, unless we move to Canada.

Go figure.

GWNC any advice on moving to your old stomping grounds?

To change the subject for no particular reason, we saw the Incredibles last night, what a fun movie. As we were leaving a little boy decided he would be Dash, and he ran in front of us as we were walking out of the theater, his mother and father running behind. It was adorable.


We're going to see Polar Express on IMAX later this week. I saw my first IMAX on a proper IMAX screen last week, Forces of Nature. I highly recommend it.

Football didn't ruin MY weekend
 

But probably only because I don't follow it.

Taping is really, really tedious. On the other hand, it's incredibly satisfying to pull it off and see the finished* product.

My wrists hurt, my fingers hurt, and I still have paint on me. And on the stepstool I borrowed.

Back to the paint mines tonight . . .

*not entirely finished, but pretty much

Liza Hearts David
 

Apparently the latest in the list of Celebrities Who Have Made Way Too Fucking Big Of A Deal Of Their Weddings, Star Jones, got married this weekend. Reminds me of the wedded bliss that was Liza and her Creepy Ex. Yay!
http://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2004/SHOWBIZ/...r.jones.ap.jpg

800-FLOWERS
 

This is one area where the Internet is not as good as old skool. I usually contact a local florist by phone and order direct. Give us a more specific location, and perhaps someone can suggest something. Otherwise, the yellow pages on Yahoo! is a decent resource. But whether a recommended florist or someplace random, you will almost always get better results (or at least no worse results) if you call them up and order over the phone. Then you're a real person to them and they take more care.

If you're looking for Columbus, Ohio, I've got a great place that I use to send my grandmother flowers. I picked them at random, but I've seen the results, and they're pretty awesome. http://www.amberwillow.com/ (call, though)

Baltimore:
Flowers By Chris
Janda Florists (800) 732-1014

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What happened in MA???

It is my understanding that domestic partnerships in CA will start having pretty much the whole panoply of rights/responsibilities as marriage starting 1/1.

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Read this:

http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature...ada/index.html

It's a pretty good article, so get the day pass if you don't subscribe to salon.

Also www.canadianalternative.com offers information about immigrating. It is not as easy to get in as it used to be - about a 2-year wait.

If you do go, remember that in Canada, the color (colour) of the Liberal Party is red and the Conservative Party (or whatever they are called these days) is blue.

Apparently Immigration Canada's website was overwhelmed twice in the past week, but you could find out info there.

800-FLOWERS
 

Arlington, Massachusetts.

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FWIW, the reviews of Polar Express to date have not been kind.

Accurate portrayals of human characters remains one of the few bugaboos of computer animation. If you try to very closely replicate them, they come out looking lifeless and somewhat creepy, like zombies.

Word in the computer animation community is that Polar Express' attempt to overcome this problem did not work out well, and one of the unofficial nicknames for the movie is "Land of the Living Santas" or something similar.

There are also ample criticisms of the movie's plot, which apparently try to stretch about 25 mins of material into a two hour movie.

Agree, though, that The Incredibles was really cool. I'm gonna have to go back and see Brad Bird's other movie, The Iron Giant.

800-FLOWERS
 

Best flowers -- Dutch Flower Gardener in Cambridge, MA

Second best -- Winstons Flowers (Boston) or Mahoneys (Winchester). Winstons tends to be a bit artsier, Mahoneys more traditional.

If you're cheap -- The Daisy Shop -- they've been delivering quality carnations for years.

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We were in a bookstore this weekend and haplessly opened a children's book ("children's" book) with a picture in it of Santa's evil brother, a/k/a Bad Santa. Most of the 43 hours since then not taken up with sleeping have revolved around a discussion of whether Bad Santa will be visiting our house this year.

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No state marriage or civil union is good enough, though they are a start. None can offer federal benefits until the federal goverment decides to allow civil unions/marriage with all of the rights and responsibilities of marriage. I don't see that happening any time soon. How about you?


Thanks GWNC. Actually, New Zealand is sounding nice.

Back to the movies, I have heard mixed things about Polar Express, generally making human beings appear realistic isn't easy. The Incredibles didn't really try to make them look realistic which is why it wasn't a problem. Polar Express is supposed to be a bit freaky.,=

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No, but I don't think the election changed anything in that regard, and your desire to move to Canada seems connected to that -- but I may be reading stuff into it.

I think it's going to be a hell of a long wait to get federal recognition. What CA and MA have done is as close as it will get. The federal side is pretty much just taxes -- most other marital rights/responsibilities are on the state level or can be worked around (e.g., survivor benefits under a qualified plan). States can put in their own laws that mirror FMLA etc.

I'm in no way saying that universal recognition in all states and on the federal level shouldn't happen -- it just isn't in place now, and isn't likely to be in the near future.

AMAs
 

So, after seeing Alicia Keyes last night dress at the American Music Awards in what appeared to be shoulder pads, I stand by my prediction that the next natural progression from low rise pants is shoulder pads. And big hair.

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Here I go, kickin' it geek style: This is also referred to (in robotics) as the Valley of the Uncanny, or Uncanny Valley. See
here for details.

Iron Giant is a great movie, and arguably Vin Diesel's finest, and most nuanced performance to date. Then again, it wasn't much of a stretch.

You are a sick, sick woman.

http://www.unca.edu/housing/images/s...-of-nature.jpg

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If the election did anything it just delayed the process. I wasn't particularly surprised by the 11 states that passed amendments, and I would expect virtually every state to pass one before we are through. Change takes a very long time, people are afraid and unsettled and it will take them time to calm down. They will, but who knows when that will be.

As far as moving, it's the election and not the election, depending on who you ask. For me it is not the election, for Mrs. Eaze it is. I have been considering teaching positions in several other countries for a while now. However, I have mixed feelings about it, despite the fact it would be quite easy for me to feel unwanted here, and sometimes I do, I am rather fond of my homeland.

Leaving the issue of moving aside, there are actually a lot of rights that are at the federal level, many of which are rather important. They cannot be granted by contract nor can they be granted by states. http://www.religioustolerance.org/mar_bene.htm

Not to mention having to stay in a specific state to have your relationship recognized causes a few problems. One being that it makes it hard to move, another being that it means that I would have to keep up-to-date documents that give me the ability to make decisions for Mrs. Eaze for any time we chose to leave one of the so-called gay meccas to visit a less accepting place.

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that is what popped into my head first too, Flinty. I think we may be the ones who are sick, though.

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Thank you. It's amazing what they are putting on IMAX these days, isn't it.

http://www.destinationcinema.com/our...es/fon_pic.jpg

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Early reports are that even on a 200 foot screen, Ben Affleck still fails to connect with his audience.

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Oh wait, so you are saying his failure to connect isn't just because I'm not into guys, even ones with lantern jaws? I feel better now.

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I saw a few months ago that the University of the South Pacific law school in Vanuatu is looking for a few professors. If I didn't still have law school debt, I'd be applying myself (one is paid in Vanuatuan currency, and the brief research I did indicated that while it was more than enough to live very comfortably in Vanuatu in most circumstances, it also converted to about US $30k; my law school debt would eat up a third of that each year - I'm still keeping it in mind for when the loans finally get paid off in a couple of years).

http://www.law.vanuatu.usp.ac.fj/

No idea what the Vanuatuan position is on gay marriage. Or even if the term "Vanuatuan" is correct.

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Heh. Thanks. I was more thinking New Zealand, Canada, England. But you never know. I'll be sure to look that one up though.

ETA apparently not a good idea. http://www.britishhighcommission.gov...=1065720270359

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Yes. Though consistent with the theme, Affleck's challenges run deeper than the obvious plot problems in Gigli.

A Confederacy of Dunces
 

A movie is apparently in production, with a script by Steven Soderbergh (not a bad choice), though production is "stalled" according to IMDB.

A few choice casting decisions:

Ignatius - Will Farrell

Mrs. Rielly - Lilly Tomlin

Jones - Mos Def

I did not know this, but John Belushi, John Candy, and Chris Farley were each slated to play Ignatius, but each dies shortly after being cast.

BH(here's hoping they din't fuck up a masterpiece)B

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Don't stop believin' Gwinky, it's you and me against the world.

A Confederacy of Dunces
 

Ignatius' insanity is not "crazed frat guy." It is more subtle. Will Farrell will fuck it up. It was also scheduled to be John Goodman (10 years ago). John Goodman could have done a very nice job.

A Confederacy of Dunces
 

Oh, I hope they don't fuck it up! I've seen so few book-to-movies and this is too good a book to fuck up!

A Confederacy of Dunces
 

2.

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What? This?

Or this?

I mean, okay, it's no New Zealand, but it sounds pretty decent for a third world nation.

A Confederacy of Dunces
 

I agree that it could be very easily fucked up, but I think Farrell may be able to pull it off, definitely more so that Candy or Farley. Belushi would have been fucking amazing. Goodman, meh, maybe.

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But I've heard the nausea that many people report from the standard Imax action films also occurs with the Affleck movie.

A Confederacy of Dunces
 

I dunno. Anything's possible, I suppose, but after getting my money's worth watching "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy" on a recent flight, I'm not optimistic.

Though I did like the a capella rendition of "Afternoon Delight," there's little about Farrell's stuff that suggests subtlety resides within his acting toolbox.

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I love The Iron Giant. It's very sweet. I liked The Incredibles, but I confess I did find myself looking at my watch a couple of times.

Polar Express always looked like a bomb to me.